This time last year, Winnipeg-based entrepreneur Obby Khan started GoodLocal.ca, an online portal that allows shoppers to browse a variety of products and services from local businesses, bundle them together however they want, and have them delivered to their door.

The initiative has been such a success that he’s taking the concept into the bricks-and-mortar world of retail this season, opening a physical store in Winnipeg’s Exchange District.

“The timing is perfect, just with the Christmas holiday season around the corner,” he said.

Khan’s sales pitch and motivation at launch was simple: People want to support local businesses whenever they can, so let’s